Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 9 July 2020 — George Haswani v Council of the European Union, European Commission

(C-241/19 P) 1

(Appeal — Common foreign and security policy — Restrictive measures taken against Syria — Measures directed against leading businesspersons operating in Syria — List of persons subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources — Inclusion of the appellant’s name — Action for annulment and compensation)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Appellant: George Haswani (represented by: G. Karouni, avocat)

Other parties to the proceedings: Council of the European Union (represented by: S. Kyriakopoulou and V. Piessevaux, acting as Agents), European Commission (represented: initially by A. Bouquet, L. Baumgart and A. Tizzano, and subsequently by A. Bouquet and L. Baumgart, acting as Agents)

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

1.    Dismisses the appeal.

2.    Orders Mr George Haswani to pay the costs.